A/N: YAY! I have had more reviews for this chapter than any other! YAY! Thanx to neone who reviewed! I still need help with some more pranks btw.
Remus, Tonks, and Ginny sat in Tonks's room trying to think of a good prank to pull on Sirius. Ginny and Tonks wanted to get him too. Ginny had claimed that she was scarred for life, which had earned a scowl mixed with a blush from Remus. So far, however, all they had done was think of what not to do.
Finally after a half hour of bickering, Remus made a decision. "I think this calls for a reconnaissance mission. It's Marauder rule that you prank in turns, so they can only plan untill we strike. Ginny, no one knows your in on either side do they?" When she nodded, he proceeded. "Great, so you can try to listen in on the twins." She nodded and he turned to Tonks. "Tonks, you can keep an eye on Sirius. See if you can find something useful." Everyone had started to leave when Ginny suddenly got an idea.
"Wait! Could you two occupy the Twins for about twenty minutes? Just keep them in the kitchen or in the drawing room."
Tonks looked at her. "Why?"
Ginny replied, "You'll see." And they all left the room.
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In the kitchen, Fred was searching through the cabinets for anything useful. He had descided that he and George should split up and search through some rooms for useful things to their joke products. He had chosen the Kitchen and George the study. Fred had just searched the a bottem cabinet when he heard someone coming down the stairs to the kitchen. He straightened up quickly and grabbed a mug. He turned quickly as the door opened and Tonks walked in. Fred breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey Tonks." She returned the greeting and walked over to him."So Tonks, what did you thing about that pranks w- er, Sirius pulled on Lupin?"
If Tonks had noticed his near-slip, she didn't show it. "I thought it was hilarious! I do wonder how he thought up such a prank! I'll be glad to see his next one!" Frank sighed inwardly, they were having trouble thinking of another one. Tonks interupted his musings. "I'm actually rather anxious to see how Remus retaliates. I wonder how he's going to pull a prank all alone. I mean, Sirius is used to pulling pranks from his school days, but poor Remus just planned them, never carried them out." Fred noticed that she seemed to know alot about Remus and Sirius, but he couldn't think on it long because she waved her wand and said. "Lets play a game!"
And there they sat, she was teaching him to play muggle Spades, when George walked in. He spotted them instantly and joined them. "Lupin found me and for some odd reason thought i'd be interested in a book on the history of the jelly bean." Tonks rolled her eyes at Remus's stupidity. "I think he was hoping I would tell him what Sirius's planning." Fred glared at his twin.
Tonks raised an eyebrow. " Do you know what Sirius is planning?"
George realized his slip and shook his head vigerously. "Of course not! I mean, why would I?" George flushed and suddenly jumped up. "I'm going up to get something from our room." he turned to Fred. "Care to join me?" Fred took the hint and rose.
Tonks glanced frantically at her watch. It had only been fifteen minutes! She had to stall them. They were at the door when the idea hit her.
" AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!" Tonks screamed a loud high-pitched scream and theatrically slumped to the ground, hitting her knee in the process. "DAMMIT!" she swore loudly before she could help herself.
The Twins took the bait. They both turned to see what was wrong,and upon seeing Tonks on the floor rushed over. At the same time the kitchen door flung open and Remus entered. He rushed over.
"Tonks,are you alright?" he looked at her.
She motioned for him to lean down so that the Twins wouldn't hear. "Damn, your timing is amazing! Make an excuse and go to warn Ginny that the Twins are going to their room. I have no idea why she wanted us to keep them here, but my guess is that she might be in their room."
Remus stood up and mumbled something and left. Tonks had to stall the boys for a few minutes more. She looked at their puzzled faces and realized that she had to do something quickly before they realized she was okay and left.
"Oh, boys!-" She hurridly tried to think of what to say. "I can't feel my-erm- bum! I can't feel my bum." They started to snigger and she could have smacked herself at her stupidity. "Could you help me up?" They grabbed her arms and hauled her up.
The Twins kept sniggering until Tonk's finally said. "Oh get a grip, I lied, I just didn't want to admit that I-erm- tripped. Er, yeah, I tripped and didn't want to admit it."
Fred and George shrugged and started to leave. Tonks leapt to her feet and followed, hoping and praying that Remus had gotten Ginny out in time. As they made their way towards the second floor, Tonks realized that she didn't have a vallid reason to go to the third with them. So she called out the first thing that popped into her head.
"Have you boys seen Ginny? I want to show her some of my stuff." Tonks lied. "Could you two help me find her?"
The boys reluctantly followed her into the drawing room and when she wasn't there, to the study. They continued down the hall and kept glancing into all of the empty rooms. She looked at her watch, it had been nearly five minutes! She had just sighed rather exasperatedly when Remus and Ginny walked in.
"OH! Ginny, Remus, I wanted to-er-show you some of my stuff...in my room." She added for emphasis. The took the hint and they three of them turned to leave, but were stopped by the Twins who called out.
"Tonks!" They all turned. "I hope your Bum Paralysis doesn't come back." Fred sniggered at his twin's remark. Lupin and Ginny shot strange looks at Tonks who motioned for them to go ahead and leave. She followed close behind.
When they got up to Tonks's room and had the door firmly closed and locked and, at Ginny's insistance, Imperturbed, Tonks turned to the others and flopped down on her bed. "Sorry about that!" She looked up guiltily. "I told them that I was looking for you, Ginny, so I could show you some of my stuff."
Ginny looked up thoughtfully. "What kind of stuff?"
"Disguises. Thats the first thing that popped into my head, but I didn't elaborate for them. But really, I can change my physical features, but I've learned its better to actually have the disguises than to transfigure your clothes your wearing." Ginny and Remus looked interested, so Tonks cut them off. "Anyways, what did you do while I made a fool of myself in front of those two!"
"Well," Ginny started. "I know where their stash of joke products is so i descided to take a few samples." Ginny stood and emptied her pockets onto the bed beside Tonks. Remus was impressed for in this pile there were three extendable ears, a box of Ton-Tongue Toffees, some unidentifiable green candies, a vial of sinister looking brown liquid, about a dozen of what looked like Filibusters Fireworks with different wrappings, a few other things that weren't recognized, and last but not least, a box that bore the label
Thought Bubble Bites!
Fool your friends into eating a few, and instantly see their thoughts!
Good for one hour
"This is great!" Tonks exclaimed as she snatched up the box of Thought Bubble Bites. "We could slip this into his food and we'd all bear witness to what really goes on inside his head!"
Ginny took the box and read the back completely. She grinned after she finished. "Thats not even the best part!" Her grin widened. "It pops up directly above his head, so he can't see it and it doesn't reflect in mirrors! He'll never know what were laughing about!"
So, the three of them spent the rest of the afternoon planning on how to slip it to him. They were so busy they didn't even notice what time it was untill Molly's magically magnifyed voice rang through the house. "GINERVA WEASLEY! GET DOWN HERE FOR DINNER IMEDIATELY!"
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Sirius had just taken a rather large bite of beef stew when he noticed everyone staring at him. He glanced toward the Twins only to see them with mixed expressions. He glanced down the table towards the other adults only to see them staring as well. What the hell is going on? He wondered and was shocked to see everyone glance above his head instead of at him.
Tonks turned to Remus and grinned. Above the head of Sirius was an oval filled with lime green letters that displayed his thoughts. "So Sirius," Remus was clearly going to have himself some fun. "What do you think of Tonks's hair tonight?" Tonks had descided to go with lime green curls that came to her shoulders.
Sirius glanced at her. "They look like snakes comming out of her head." Sirius said, but his thought said otherwise, for above his head,those glowing green letters bore the words, I wish I could do that! It's so cool!
Tonks sniggered. Soon Ginny caught on and descided to take a go."Sirius, what do you make of Ron and Hermione disappearing all the time without a trace?" She was going to get Sirius, as well as crack at the completly oblivious couple.
"I already know what they do, Ginny, because I've seen them stuck in that horrid library all bloody day! Hermione is making Ron help her study up on stuff even though its still summer!" He emphasised the last part. But as always, his thought bubble had to show what he thought, but didn't dare to say for fear of Hermione's, or maybe even Molly's if she heard him say it, wrath. They really need to just get a clue and snog already!
Tonks choked on her food, George spewed Butter Beer on Fred, and Ginny collapsed into giggles. Remus meerly smiled while Arthur, surprisingly, nodded! But Molly looked at Sirius like he'd been using foul language.
Sirius noticed this and the thought bubble showed up again. If looks could kill, I'd have been murdered, brought back, beaten to death with a set of Snapes undies, brought back again and then cursed into pieces by Molly.
Everyone burst out laughing again, excluding Sirius again, who was still completely lost as to what was so funny. This continued for another half hour before Fred and George, after being threatened by Sirius, told him what was happening. He glared at everyone and stood from the table. With a glance of pure hatred to Remus,Sirius turned and stomped up to their room.
A/N: OK, i know, that was ass-numbingly boring and nowhere near as clever as the first prank, but i'm running out of ideas! I've got the next prank Remus, Tonks and Ginny pull, but I can't have that one withought first getting Sirius's prank overwith! SO, PLEASE HELP! I need ideas for what Sirius and the Twins should have in store for poor Remus! I'll give special mention to the person who suggests it!
PLEASE! because i can't update withought an idea!